Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-03

Made the Theme Of an Earnest Plea
By . PrOhIbltienIst.

Made the Theme Of an Earnest Plea
By q PrOhIbltIenIst.
lvRTTTKN FOB THE PosT-INTKLLIaEScKR-I
"The toeJars Of the people is the supreme
Iap."
am q prohibitionist, and as such
have been accorded permission to ex-
press some argument in support Of my
principle in the columns Of the Posi-
INTELLIoENCER. The PosT INTELLIGEN-
oER. or one Of its twin predecessors, las
been guest II eur hOBe for many
years; il welcomed as to Seattle and We
consider it q friend. But, as even
friends occasionally have a tiff or q
misunderstanding, so the PssT INTEL
LIgENCER and ourselves do not always
agree. All the same-we're friends.
desire to present q fact as the basis OF
an argument for prohibition. This
fact is
STAMPED WITH SEALS
And tied With red tape, and lie held,
amongst other miscellaneous papers, as
q rather curious document, aud, as
such, is placed among valuable court
records. Accidentally it came to light
some days ago and vas shown to me as
Q rarity in the way of a petition, a.
also in the way Of literary worth (f. 1t
reads as follows:
To HIS Honor
Judge O.:
/ the undersigned ask of you Special
Permit To wa for the peFpose Of pub
lickly keeping and maintaining a pub
lick Gambling Housed 1nce House
and Bawdy Hoose In the City Of Seat
tie, Couaty OF King. W. T.
And now that the Chief Of Police
utterly Refuse to take notice of or abate
others following this Profession.
Every attempt / have mad 1 am be
fore the Courts as long as this is a
Court.
What / want Is an Equal Show ia the
Race OF Life With others-I care not
who follows this profession. Have no
feeling or Spite against any one an
Even Show Is all Want
Respectfully Be
Dated Feb. 20-1SS2-
/ read il and foand il mors than
curious. To me Il seem ed impregnateo
with the force of the evil life for which
il begged legal favor. Addressed to
An EMNKNTLY CHRISTIAN JUDGE,
By an sminently notorious man Of lov
morals. aud with q vitiated taste for the
accumulation Of money, il seems like q
pirate flag unfurled TO quench the pros.
perity Of q growing city and the beauty
aud holiness Of life on Its hills.
Whether any public notice Was taken at
the tise OF this public appeal for q
public favor 10 maiu tain q public curse
| do not know. Whs the Chief of
Police was. do not know, bat most
clearly can imagine the expression on
the noble face OF him TO whom il vas
addressed, and the few words with
which be ordered IL placed on ale a. a
petition. Perhaps the lips quivered q
little With outraged pride, as be did 90
perhaps they trembled With Q short
prayer that God Veuld remember the
pilgrims Of life IN the West, and re
move from them
TIE POISONOUS CUP
OF the legalixed traffic. For where do
you and gambling den without liquor
to craze the crafty brAin2 II il Is not
on shelves IL is 90 siiebsard4. or la sill.
Yer dscanters. Where do you find
dance house without the drink Of death
10 dance you TO perditiong Where do
you ind bavdy house without IT. life
purifying, death dealing drink? "A
speoial perm,t for the purpose, etc
Aonstroas! The public say nay down
With It, or keep Is out If sight!
Yet, to the formulation of such g
harefAced request, presented at the SCAT
of justice. With marvellous Ignorance as
to the powers Of judge W. the statute
books, enacted by the people for tie
people, the formulation of such 9 re-
quest, | say, shoots from the power
given BY the people to
THE LOCALIZED SALOON,
For there is no oihsr hotbed where
such rank, poisonous dreams of life,
liberty and Happiness can grow, OF are
nurtared.
Imagine numerous petitions. such as
this. Special legal permits for sin. and
" 80 equal show 10 the race Of life "
hoW long would civilization endure uy
Is almost makes one smile 10 see What |
frantic efforts the saloon % ser makes |
10 leDgthen lie lease OF life. What |
bold steps II takes 10 hoodwink decaacy ]
and virtue, and by nversteppin0 its
present limit thus, how certainly u is |
hurrying on its dOsm-to 20 and never |
10 come back. To many. 20 doabt,
THIS cURIoUs PAPER
Betrsys no strength. and sSn be IaaSh
ed st as the request Of 4 fool. Bot t. |
many. also, 10 contains q hint whish |
nav help to sroase in different workers
Tor thoaeh this special ilstls q loumeai
Is nled away IN the gloom of a curt /
vault, the fierce which sstnAisd its
SFitin9 - abroad in the land. Aroas |
Je people Gsrd on yoar arm1r against 1
It. a1d eonq1-r for q q. snd Hone
and \ i've Land MTIoslS